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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
COALITION FOR RESPONSIBLE REGULATION, INC., ET AL.,
Petitioners, v.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,
Respondent.
COALITION FOR RESPONSIBLE REGULATION, INC., ET AL.,
Petitioners, v.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,
Respondent.
No. 09-1322 (consolidated with Nos. 10-1024, 10-1025, 10-1026, 10-1030, 10-1035, 10-1036, 10-1037, 10-1038, 10-1039, 10-1040, 10-1041, 10-1042, 10-1044, 10-1045, 10-1046, 10-1234, 10-1235, 10-1239, 10-1245, 10-1281, 10-1310, 10-1318, 10-1319, 10-1320, and 10-1321)
COMPLEX
No. 10-1073 (consolidated with Nos. 10-1083, 10-1099, 10-1109, 10-1110, 10-1114, 10-1118, 10-1119, 10-1120, 10-1122, 10-1123, 10-1124, 10-1125, 10-1126, 10-1127, 10-1128, 10-1129, 10-1131, 10-1132, 10-1145, 10-1147, 10-1148, 10-1199, 10-1200, 10-1201, 10-1202, 10-1203, 10-1206, 10-1207, 10-1208, 10-1210, 10-1211, 10-1212, 10-1213, 10-1216, 10-1218, 10-1219, 10-1220, 10-1221, and 10-1222)
COMPLEX
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COALITION FOR RESPONSIBLE REGULATION, INC., ET AL.,
Petitioners, v.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,
Respondent.
No. 10-1092 (consolidated with Nos. 10-1094, 10-1134 10-1143, 10-1144, 10-1152, 10-1156, 10-1158, 10-1159, 10-1160, 10-1161, 10-1162, 10-1163, 10-1164, 10-1166, and 10-1182)
COMPLEX
PETITION FOR REHEARING AND REHEARING EN BANC
Eric Groten VINSON & ELKINS LLP 2801 Via Fortuna, Suite 100 Austin, TX 78746 (512) 524-8709 [email protected] Counsel for Petitioners in Case Nos. 09-1322, 10-1073, 10-1092, 10-1132 Richard P. Hutchinson LANDMARK LEGAL FOUNDATION 3100 Broadway, Suite 1210 Kansas City, MO 64111 (816)-931-5559 [email protected] Counsel for Petitioners in Case Nos. 10-1152, 10-1208 Sam Kazman Hans Bader COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE 1899 L Street, NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 (202) 331-2265 Co-Counsel for Petitioners in Case Nos. 10-1045, 10-1143, 10-1318
Shannon L. Goessling SOUTHEASTERN LEGAL FOUNDATION, INC. 2255 Sewell Mill Road, Suite 320 Marietta, GA 30062 (770) 977-2131 [email protected] Counsel for Petitioners in Case Nos. 10-1035, 10-1045, 10-1083, 10-1094, 10-1131, 10-1143, 10-1318 Edward A. Kazmarek Douglas E. Cloud C. Max Zygmont KAZMAREK MOWREY CLOUD LASETER LLP 1230 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 3600 Atlanta, GA 30309 (404) 812-0840 [email protected] Co-Counsel for Petitioners in Case Nos. 10-1035, 10-1045, 10-1083, 10-1094, 10-1131, 10-1143, 10-1318
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents.............................................................................................................. iii
Table of Authorities .......................................................................................................... iv
Table of Abbreviations ..................................................................................................... vi
Introduction and Rule 35 Statement ................................................................................ 1
Background ......................................................................................................................... 2
Argument and Citation of Authority ............................................................................... 4
I. The Amended Judgment conflicts with UARG...................................................... 4
A. The Amended Judgment does not declare the GHG BACT Rules invalid, which is inconsistent with the holding in UARG. ......................... 4
B. Remanding the GHG BACT Rules without vacatur conflicts with this Circuit’s precedent on when such a remedy may be appropriate. ............. 9
II. The invalid GHG BACT Rules involve a question of exceptional importance. ................................................................................................................ 11
Conclusion and Requested Relief ................................................................................... 13
Addendum: Panel Amended Judgment .................................................................. Add-1
Addendum: Certificate of Parties ............................................................................ Add-5
Addendum: Corporate Disclosure Statement ...................................................... Add-19
Addendum: Certificate of Service ......................................................................... Add-27
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Table of Authorities Cases
Akiachak Native Cmty. v. Jewell, 995 F. Supp. 2d 1 (D.D.C. 2013) ................................... 12
Ala. Power Co. v. Costle, 636 F.2d 323 (D.C. Cir. 1979) ....................................................... 6
Allied-Signal, Inc. v. Nuclear Regulatory Comm’n, 988 F.2d 146 (D.C. Cir. 1993) ......... 1, 2, 9
Allina Health Servs. v. Sebelius, 746 F.3d 1102 (D.C. Cir. 2014) .......................................... 9
Coalition for Responsible Regulation, Inc. v. EPA, 684 F.3d 102 (2012) .................................. 2
Coalition for Responsible Regulation, Inc. v. EPA, No. 09-1322 et al., 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 25997 (D.C. Cir. Dec. 20, 2012) ........................................................................ 11
Fertilizer Inst. v. EPA, 935 F.2d 1303 (D.C. Cir. 1991) ..................................................... 12
Indep. U.S. Tanker Owners Comm. v. Dole, 809 F.2d 847 (D.C. Cir. 1987) ........................ 10
LaShawn A. v. Barry, 87 F.3d 1389 (D.C. Cir. 1996) ..................................................... 9, 12
Mass. v. Nuclear Regulatory Com., 924 F.2d 311 (D.C. Cir. 1991) ........................................ 9
NRDC v. EPA, 571 F.3d 1245 (D.C. Cir. 2009) ................................................................ 9
Portland Cement Ass'n v. EPA, 665 F.3d 177 (D.C. Cir. 2011) ......................................... 11
Sibbald v. United States, 37 U.S. 488 (1838) ..................................................................... 9, 12
Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPA, 134 S. Ct. 2427 (2014) ...................................... passim
Statutes
42 U.S.C. § 7607 ............................................................................................................. 10, 12
5 U.S.C. § 551 ........................................................................................................................ 10
5 U.S.C. § 706 ........................................................................................................................ 12
Rules
FRAP 35(b) ............................................................................................................................. 1
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FRAP 41 .................................................................................................................................. 4
Regulations
40 C.F.R. § 51.166 .......................................................................................................... 1, 6, 7
40 C.F.R. § 52.21 ............................................................................................................ 1, 6, 7
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Table of Abbreviations
Amended Judgment This Panel’s Amended Judgment in the above-styled cases (Doc. 1546840)
Anyway Sources EPA’s application of the GHG BACT Rules at a stationary source otherwise subject to PSD because of its non-GHG emissions
BACT Best available control technology
CAA Clean Air Act
Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Court United States Supreme Court
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
GHGs Greenhouse gases
GHG BACT Rules The Clean Air Act Prevention of Significant Deterioration program to employ best available control technology to emissions of greenhouse gases
Panel The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit panel for the above-styled cases.
PSD Prevention of Significant Deterioration
UARG Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPA, 134 S. Ct. 2427 (2014)
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Introduction and Rule 35 Statement
On April 10, 2015, the panel for the above-styled cases (“Panel”) issued an
Amended Judgment and Order (“Amended Judgment”) [Doc. 1546840] on remand
from the decision of the United States Supreme Court (“Court”) in Utility Air
Regulatory Group v. EPA, 134 S. Ct. 2427 (2014) (“UARG”). The Amended Judgment
conflicts with UARG and this court’s decision in Allied-Signal, Inc. v. Nuclear Regulatory
Comm’n, 988 F.2d 146 (D.C. Cir. 1993) (“Allied-Signal ”). Rehearing by the Panel or
rehearing en banc is necessary to secure and maintain uniformity of the decisions of
the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (“Circuit”) and because this
is a matter of exceptional importance. See FRAP 35(b). Specifically:
In UARG, the Court held that the Environmental Protection Agency’s
(“EPA’s”) regulations were defective to the extent those regulations required certain
stationary sources already subject to the Clean Air Act (“CAA”) Prevention of
Significant Deterioration (“PSD”) program to employ best available control
technology (“BACT”) to emissions of greenhouse gases (“GHGs”) (the “GHG
BACT Rules”1). On remand, the Panel’s Amended Judgment remanded the GHG
BACT Rules to EPA without vacatur with the only instruction being to “consider
whether any further revisions to its regulations are appropriate in light of [UARG],
1 The GHG BACT Rules are at 40 C.F.R. §§ 51.166(b)(49)(iv) and 52.21(b)(49)(iv), as shown infra p. 7.
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and if so, undertake to make such revisions.” The Amended Judgment allows EPA
merely to “consider,” per its own ruminations, whenever it feels so inclined, whether
UARG requires any further rule revisions. UARG requires more of EPA than mere
permissive consideration; therefore, UARG and the Amended Judgment conflict.
Because the Court held the GHG BACT Rules are defective for substantive
reasons, the Panel’s remand of those Rules without vacatur also conflicts with this
Circuit’s precedent in Allied-Signal on when remand without vacatur may be
appropriate. The exceptional importance of the GHG BACT regulations requires
EPA to correct these substantive deficiencies.
Background
In UARG, the Court reviewed the Panel’s decision in Coalition for Responsible
Regulation, Inc. v. EPA, 684 F.3d 102 (2012), and reversed the Panel’s conclusion that
GHGs alone could trigger Title V and PSD permitting. The Court found that the
Panel fell into a “defective syllogism” (as argued by EPA) that, because the CAA’s
emissions thresholds for Title V and PSD permitting programs are fundamentally
incompatible with the very nature of GHG emissions, EPA possessed the authority to
tailor and adjust the thresholds. See UARG, 134 S. Ct. at 2437; see generally UARG,
134 S. Ct. at 2437-46. Thus, the Court invalidated EPA’s tailored, phase-in rules
requiring Title V and PSD permits for stationary sources based solely on their GHG
emissions. See id. at 2449. On remand, the Panel’s Amended Judgment correctly
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vacated any EPA rules to the contrary, and this Petition does not seek to disturb that
vacatur.
The Court then addressed EPA’s GHG BACT Rules. In a deliberately
“narrow holding,” the Court found that “nothing in the statute categorically prohibits
EPA from interpreting the BACT provision to apply to greenhouse gases emitted by
anyway sources,” which are stationary sources otherwise subject to PSD because of
non-GHG emissions. See id. at 2449. But the Court also held that EPA’s regulatory
efforts to do so—namely, the GHG BACT Rules—were defective. First among the
defects is that the GHG BACT Rules lack the required de minimis level below which
anyway source GHG emissions would not be subject to BACT. See id. at 2449 (“EPA
may require an ‘anyway’ source to comply with greenhouse gas BACT only if the
source emits more than a de minimis amount of greenhouse gases . . . but the Rule
makes clear that EPA did not arrive at [75,000 tons per year] by identifying the de
minimis level.”) (emphasis added). While the Court held that, as a general matter,
BACT rules for anyway sources might be lawful, it also held that EPA’s current GHG
BACT Rules are not.
On remand, EPA’s argument misstated UARG’s effect on the GHG BACT
Rules. EPA argued to the Panel that the appropriate remedy for the GHG BACT
Rules was remand without vacatur to allow the agency to “consider whether any
further revisions to its regulations are appropriate in light of [UARG], and if so,
undertake to make such revisions.” See EPA’s Consol. Resp. to Pets.’ Mots. To
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Govern Further Proceedings at 27-31 (Doc. No. 1523810); EPA’s Mot. to Govern
Further Proceedings at 20 (Doc. No. 1518260). This is the relief granted in the
Amended Judgment, and on which this Petition seeks rehearing.2
The Amended Judgment’s remand of the GHG BACT Rules without vacatur
conflicts with the plain holding of UARG because it leaves EPA to merely consider
on its own whether UARG affects the GHG BACT Rules. UARG forecloses such
permissive consideration by EPA; the Rules are defective. Further, because the GHG
BACT Rules are unlawful for substantive reasons, the Panel’s remand of those Rules
without vacatur conflicts with this Circuit’s precedent on when remand without
vacatur may be appropriate. Finally, because EPA’s regulation of anyway sources’
GHG emissions has significant economic and environmental ramifications, rehearing
is appropriate to correct these conflicts and ensure this Circuit’s decision is correct.
Argument and Citation of Authority
I. The Amended Judgment conflicts with UARG.
A. The Amended Judgment does not declare the GHG BACT Rules invalid, which is inconsistent with the holding in UARG.
In UARG, the Court issued two holdings on the GHG BACT Rules. First, the
Court held that, as a general matter, EPA could interpret the CAA to require BACT
for sources that are otherwise subject to PSD review: “The question before us is
whether EPA’s decision to require BACT for greenhouse gases emitted by sources
2 Under FRAP 41(d)(1), the filing of this Petition automatically stays the mandate that the docket indicates was issued to EPA on April 10, 2015.
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otherwise subject to PSD review is, as a general matter, a permissible interpretation of
the statute under Chevron.” See UARG, 134 S. Ct. at 2448 (emphasis added). The
Court was clear about the “narrow” scope of its holding: “Our narrow holding is that
nothing in the statute categorically prohibits EPA from interpreting the BACT
provision to apply to [GHGs] emitted by ‘anyway’ sources.” See id. at 2449.
Second, the Court held the actual GHG BACT Rules, as currently drafted, to
be substantively defective. Chief among the Court’s reasons is that the existing GHG
BACT Rules do not contain a de minimis level.3 The Court observed that de minimis “is
part of the established background of legal principles against which all enactments are
adopted.” See id. at 2435 n.1, 2449. And the Court held that, “EPA may require an
‘anyway’ source to comply with greenhouse-gas BACT only if the source emits more
than a de minimis amount of greenhouse gases.” See id. at 2449 (emphasis added). The
Court then concluded that the 75,000 ton threshold in the GHG BACT Rules is not a
de minimis level. See id. (“The Rule makes clear that EPA did not arrive at that number
3 The Court also noted that other of EPA’s BACT requirements were problematic with respect to the PSD program GHG BACT Rules. For example, EPA’s BACT requirement for consideration of each pollutant’s impact on local ambient air quality is inoperative with the distinctly non-local nature of GHG concerns. See UARG, 134 S. Ct. at 2449 n.9. And EPA’s current intentions to place energy efficiency at the core of its GHG BACT requirements is inconsistent with EPA’s long-standing guidance that it only has authority to regulate a facility’s own pollutants and may not require “reductions in a facility’s demand for energy from the electric grid.” Id. at 2448. Also, the Court noted the Solicitor General’s position that the inclusion of carbon dioxide in the “aggregate pollutant” defined by EPA was the chief reason for the incompatibility of GHGs with the CAA’s PSD program. See UARG, 134 S. Ct. at 2444 n.7.
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by identifying the de minimis level.”). Finally, the Court left no doubt of its holding
that EPA must establish a properly justified de minimis GHG level before requiring
GHG BACT for anyway sources: “We do not hold that 75,000 tons per year CO2e
necessarily exceeds a true de minimis level, only that EPA must justify its selection on
proper grounds.” Id. The Court then cited to this Circuit’s decision in Ala. Power Co.
v. Costle, 636 F.2d 323 (D.C. Cir. 1979). In that case, the Circuit struck down certain
of EPA’s BACT de minimis thresholds and provided EPA with guidance on how to
proceed to establish a valid regulatory standard. See Ala. Power Co. v. Costle 636 F.2d at
405 (“Just as for the applicability of PSD to modifications, the de minimis exemption
must be designed with the specific administrative burdens and specific regulatory
context in mind.”). By its citation, the Court identified how the Circuit should
proceed; specifically, vacatur with guidance by the Circuit to EPA on establishing
valid GHG BACT Rules.
The Court’s holdings are not academic; they deliberately and dramatically
weaken EPA’s GHG-related PSD rules. Specifically, the GHG BACT Rules and the
rules that would subject sources to PSD based only on GHG emissions were housed
in parallel provisions at 40 C.F.R. §§ 51.166, 52.21. Thereunder, GHGs “shall not be
subject to regulation,” and therefore not trigger PSD permitting or BACT
requirements, “except as provided in paragraphs (b)(49)(iv) and (v).” Paragraphs (iv)
in such parallel regulations set forth the GHG BACT Rules the Court held to be
defective. Paragraphs (v) include the provisions allowing GHG emissions alone to
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trigger PSD, and EPA does not dispute UARG rendered these entirely invalid. See
EPA’s Mot. to Govern Further Proceedings at 11 n.4.
After UARG, EPA is left with the following surviving provisions in its GHG
BACT Rules at 40 C.F.R. §§ 51.166 (b)(49)(iv) and (v); 52.21 (b)(49)(iv) and (v):
“[GHGs] shall not be subject to regulation except as provided in paragraphs (b)(49)(iv) through (v) of this section.
(b)(49) . . .
(iv) Beginning January 2, 2011, the pollutant GHGs is subject to regulation if: (a) The stationary source is a new major stationary source for a regulated NSR pollutant that is not GHGs, and also will emit or will have the potential to emit 75,000 tpy CO2e or more; or (b) The stationary source is an existing major stationary source for a regulated NSR pollutant that is not GHGs, and also will have an emissions increase of a regulated NSR pollutant, and an emissions increase of 75,000 tpy CO2e or more; and
(v) Beginning July 1, 2011, in addition to the provisions in paragraph (b)(49)(iv), of this section, the pollutant GHGs shall also be subject to regulation (a) At a new stationary source that will emit or have the potential to emit 100,000 tpy CO2e; of (b) At an existing stationary source that emits or has the potential to emit 100,000 tpy CO2e when such stationary source undertakes a physical change or change in the method of operation that will result in an emissions increase of 75,000 tpy CO2e or more.”
As illustrated above, the Court in UARG repudiated the triggering threshold of
the GHG BACT Rules, leaving a provision that cannot be rationally applied without
supplying the missing term. The Amended Judgment misses this fatal legal
ramification. EPA argued that a single sentence in UARG stood for the proposition
that the Court had broadly endorsed the GHG BACT Rules as applied to anyway
sources. See UARG, 134 S. Ct. at 2449; and EPA’s Mot. to Govern Further
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Proceedings at 14-15 (“EPA may, however, continue to treat greenhouse gases as a
‘pollutant subject to regulation under this chapter’ for purposes of requiring BACT
for ‘anyway’ sources.”). But EPA’s argument takes that sentence out of context.
Rather, the “continue” sentence upon which EPA relied so heavily in its argument to
the Panel indicates only that, as a general matter, requiring BACT for GHGs is a
permissible interpretation. See id. at 2448. The balance of the Court’s analysis of the
GHG BACT Rules clarifies that EPA must first establish lawful GHG BACT
regulations and then, and only then, can anyway sources be required to control GHGs
with BACT.4 Such a program would include, at least, regulatory development of a
properly established de minimis level.
The Amended Judgment conflicts with this aspect of the Court’s holding. The
Panel leaves the GHG BACT Rules undisturbed, and the agency to merely consider
whether UARG requires further revisions. UARG foreclosed this option by holding
the GHG BACT Rules defective. “Whatever was before the Court, and is disposed
of, is considered as finally settled. The inferior court is bound by the decree as the
4 To resist this logic, EPA theorized that GHGs are “subject to regulation” because of mobile source regulations and that, therefore, the statutory requirement to apply BACT will self-execute against anyway source GHG emissions in any amount. See, e.g., EPA’s Mot. to Govern Further Proceedings at 14. But EPA’s theory is incompatible with its own regulations following UARG. As shown supra p. 7, the surviving regulations provide only that GHGs “shall not be subject to regulation.” The theory also conflicts with the Court’s holding that BACT may only apply if emissions exceed a properly justified de minimis level, which does not now exist in the GHG BACT Rules. As requested in this Petition, EPA must conduct notice and comment rulemaking to establish properly justified GHG-related PSD rules before any stationary source GHG emissions could be subject to BACT.
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law of the case; and must carry it into execution, according to the mandate. They
cannot vary it.” Sibbald v. United States, 37 U.S. 488, 492 (1838) (relied on for this
point in this Circuit as recently as 1996, see LaShawn A. v. Barry, 87 F.3d 1389, 1393
n.3 (D.C. Cir. 1996)). The Panel in the Amended Judgement abdicated its
responsibility to fully implement the Court’s decision in UARG by allowing the
defective GHG BACT Rules to remain in place.
B. Remanding the GHG BACT Rules without vacatur conflicts with this Circuit’s precedent on when such a remedy may be appropriate.
The Panel’s decision to remand, but not vacate, the GHG BACT Rules also
conflicts with this Court’s decisions in Allied-Signal, Inc. v. Nuclear Regulatory Comm’n,
988 F.2d 146 (D.C. Cir. 1993) and other applicable precedent on proper remedies to
address unlawful agency rules.
“[V]acatur is the normal remedy.” Allina Health Servs. v. Sebelius, 746 F.3d 1102,
1110 (D.C. Cir. 2014). However, an “[a]n inadequately supported rule . . . need not
necessarily be vacated.” Allied-Signal, 988 F.2d at 150. If the agency’s error is in its
explanation for the rule, rather than the rule’s substance, remand for a better
explanation may be appropriate. See, e.g., Mass. v. Nuclear Regulatory Com., 924 F.2d 311,
336 (D.C. Cir. 1991) (“In appropriate cases, we will remand without vacating an
agency’s order where the reason for the remand is a lack of reasoned
decisionmaking.”); but contrast NRDC v. EPA, 571 F.3d 1245, 1279 (D.C. Cir. 2009)
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(“Because the flaws in this part of the . . . Rule . . . cannot be remedied by further
explanation by EPA, it must be vacated.”).
The Court in UARG found that EPA erred, not in its explanation of the GHG
BACT Rules, but in their substance. As one example, EPA failed to provide a proper
de minimis level. See UARG, 134 S. Ct. at 2449 (“However, EPA may require an
‘anyway’ source to comply with greenhouse-gas BACT only if the source emits more
than a de minimis amount of greenhouse gases. . . .The Rule makes clear that EPA did
not arrive at [75,000 tons] by identifying the de minimis level.”).5
EPA’s only option to correct the deficiencies in the GHG BACT Rules is to
reopen the rulemaking process and properly notice the revised rules for public
comment.6 See, e.g., Indep. U.S. Tanker Owners Comm. v. Dole, 809 F.2d 847, 854 (D.C.
Cir. 1987) (explaining that, when an agency “fails to present an adequate statement of
basis and purpose” in an APA rulemaking, the court has only two options: “either
5 This court has previously vacated, rather than remanded, an EPA order when EPA failed to calculate a numeric safety level using a requisite risk evaluation process. See NRDC v. EPA, 658 F.3d 200, 218 (2d Cir. 2011); compare UARG, 134 S.Ct. at 2437 n.3 (“EPA stated that its adoption of a 75,000-tons-per-year threshold for emissions requiring BACT and modifications requiring permits was not an exercise of its authority to establish de minimis exceptions…”). 6 For example, the creation of a de minimis level, currently absent from the CAA regulations, will be a new rule requiring a new rulemaking process. See 5 U.S.C. § 551(4), defining “rule” as “the whole or a part of an agency statement of general or particular applicability and future effect designed to implement, interpret, or prescribe law,” 5 U.S.C. § 551(5), defining “rulemaking” as the “agency process for formulating, amending, or repealing a rule,” and 42 U.S.C. § 7607(d)(1)(J), requiring a rulemaking process for promulgation or revision of CAA PSD rules.
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remand for specific procedures to cure the deficiency without vacating the rule …[or]
vacate the rule, thus requiring the agency to initiate another rulemaking proceeding if
it would seek to confront the problem anew.”); Portland Cement Ass'n v. EPA, 665 F.3d
177, 184 (D.C. Cir. 2011) (When EPA has not established a “specific emissions
standard for greenhouse gases in the proposed regulations, promulgating such a
standard without providing opportunity to comment on it would violate the norms of
notice and comment rulemaking.”) (internal quotations omitted).
II. The invalid GHG BACT Rules involve a question of exceptional importance.
“Anyway” sources account for roughly 83% of American stationary-source
greenhouse-gas emissions ….” See UARG, 134 S. Ct. at 2338-39. EPA’s decisions as
to when and how to regulate these sources will have significant consequences. See
Coalition for Responsible Regulation, Inc. v. EPA, No. 09-1322 et al., 2012 U.S. App.
LEXIS 25997, *62-63 (D.C. Cir. Dec. 20, 2012) (Kavanaugh, J., dissenting) (internal
quotations omitted):
This case is plainly one of exceptional importance. A decision in either direction will have massive real-world consequences. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce describes the EPA regulations at issue here as the most burdensome, costly, far-reaching program ever adopted by a United States regulatory agency. On the other hand, EPA issued these regulations to help address global warming, a policy issue of major long-term significance to the United States. Put simply, the economic and environmental policy stakes are very high. This Circuit should do more than wave goodbye to EPA as the agency embarks
on some voyage of discovery with no particular destination in mind. The reviewing
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court is to “reverse any action found to be “arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of
discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law.” 42 U.S.C. § 7607(d)(9). See also
5 U.S.C. § 706(2). UARG held that EPA’s GHG BACT Rules were not in
accordance with the law. This Circuit must enforce the Supreme Court’s decision. See
Sibbald v. United States, 37 U.S. 488, 492 (1838), cited by LaShawn A. v. Barry, 87 F.3d
1389, 1393 n.3 (D.C. Cir. 1996). The Amended Judgment erroneously authorizes
EPA to disobey the law of this case. “Where there is no doubt that the agency chose
incorrectly, and the fundamental flaws in its approach foreclose the agency from
promulgating the same rule on remand, vacatur rather than remand is the appropriate
remedy.” Akiachak Native Cmty. v. Jewell, 995 F. Supp. 2d 1, 6-7 (D.D.C. 2013)
(internal quotations omitted). No other outcome ensures EPA’s compliance with the
Court’s instructions in UARG.7
If EPA is to be held accountable to obey the law, then it must be that “the law”
be stated in terms such that EPA’s obedience can be objectively tested. A vague
mandate fails that test if it only requires that EPA go determine for itself what the law
is. For example, under the Amended Judgment, is EPA free to enforce 40 C.F.R.
§ 51.166 (b)(49)(iv) as currently drafted? Is EPA obliged only to consider that
7 Even when the court decides, at the parties’ request, not to vacate certain regulations due to public safety concerns, it is careful to require EPA to comply with its obligations to promulgate valid rules according to lawful procedures. See, e.g., Fertilizer Inst. v. EPA, 935 F.2d 1303, 1312 (D.C. Cir. 1991) (“We emphasize, however, that, by leaving the EPA’s exemptions in place, we are not relieving the EPA of its burden to conduct notice and comment rulemaking”).
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question but then free to come out either way? Indeed, does the Amended Judgment
really mean that EPA need only “consider” whether the law permits it to continue to
apply a concept specifically rejected by the Supreme Court? If that is what the
Amended Judgment means, then its vague mandate upsets the very concept of
government by rule of law, creating at best an opportunity for arbitrary regulation and
at worst an invitation to autocracy. The GHG regulations are too significant for such
an outcome.
Conclusion and Requested Relief
The Amended Judgment conflicts with UARG and this Circuit’s decisions, and
rehearing is respectfully requested to maintain uniformity of the Circuit’s decisions.
On rehearing, the GHG BACT Rules should be vacated—UARG held them unlawful
for substantive reasons and this Circuit’s decisions on remedies instruct that, in such
circumstances, rules are due to be vacated. In UARG, regarding EPA’s newfound
authority to regulate stationary sources of GHG emissions, the Court was “not willing
to stand on the dock and wave goodbye as EPA embarks on this multiyear voyage of
discovery.” And neither should the Circuit with respect to EPA’s regulation of
“anyway sources” under invalid GHG BACT Rules.
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Dated: May 26, 2015
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Eric Groten Eric Groten VINSON & ELKINS LLP 2801 Via Fortuna, Suite 100 Austin, TX 78746 (512) 524-8709 [email protected] Counsel for Petitioners in Case Nos. 09-1322, 10-1073, 10-1092, 10-1132
/s/ Shannon L. Goessling Shannon L. Goessling SOUTHEASTERN LEGAL FOUNDATION, INC. 2255 Sewell Mill Road, Suite 320 Marietta, GA 30062 (770) 977-2131 [email protected] Counsel for Petitioners in Case Nos. 10-1035, 10-1045, 10-1083, 10-1094, 10-1131, 10-1143, 10-1318
/s/ Richard P. Hutchinson Richard P. Hutchinson LANDMARK LEGAL FOUNDATION 3100 Broadway, Suite 1210 Kansas City, MO 64111 (816)-931-5559 [email protected] Counsel for Petitioners in Case Nos. 10-1152, 10-1208 /s/ Sam Kazman Sam Kazman Hans Bader COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE 1899 L Street, NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 (202) 331-2265 Co-Counsel for Petitioners in Case Nos. 10-1045, 10-1143, 10-1318
Edward A. Kazmarek Douglas E. Cloud C. Max Zygmont KAZMAREK MOWREY CLOUD LASETER LLP 1230 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 3600 Atlanta, GA 30309 (404) 812-0840 [email protected] Co-Counsel for Southeastern Legal Foundation, Inc., et al.
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Panel Amended Judgment Add-1
Certificate of Parties in Case Nos. 09-1322 (consolidated with Nos. 10-1024, 10-1025, 10-1026, 10-1030, 10-1035, 10-1036, 10-1037, 10-1038, 10-1039, 10-1040, 10-1041, 10-1042, 10-1044, 10-1045, 10-1046, 10-1234, 10-1235, 10-1239, 10-1245, 10-1281, 10-1310, 10-1318, 10-1319, 10-1320, and 10-1321); 10-1073 (consolidated with Nos. 10-1083, 10-1099, 10-1109, 10-1110, 10-1114, 10-1118, 10-1119, 10-1120, 10-1122, 10-1123, 10-1124, 10-1125, 10-1126, 10-1127, 10-1128, 10-1129, 10-1131, 10-1132, 10-1145, 10-1147, 10-1148, 10-1199, 10-1200, 10-1201, 10-1202, 10-1203, 10-1206, 10-1207, 10-1208, 10-1210, 10-1211, 10-1212, 10-1213, 10-1216, 10-1218, 10-1219, 10-1220, 10-1221, and 10-1222); and 10-1092 (consolidated with Nos. 10-1094, 10-1134, 10-1143, 10-1144, 10-1152, 10-1156, 10-1158, 10-1159, 10-1160, 10-1161, 10-1162, 10-1163, 10-1164, 10-1166, and 10-1182) Add-5
Corporate Disclosure Statement Add-19
Certificate of Service Add-27
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ADDENDUM
PANEL AMENDED JUDGMENT
United States Court of AppealsFOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
No. 09-1322 September Term, 2014 FILED: APRIL 10, 2015
COALITION FOR RESPONSIBLE REGULATION, INC., ET AL.,PETITIONERS
v.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,RESPONDENT
STATE OF MICHIGAN, ET AL.,INTERVENORS
_____________________________________
Consolidated with 10-1024, 10-1025, 10-1026, 10-1030, 10-1035, 10-1036, 10-1037, 10-1038,10-1039, 10-1040, 10-1041, 10-1042, 10-1044, 10-1045, 10-1046, 10-1234, 10-1235, 10-1239,10-1245, 10-1281, 10-1310, 10-1318, 10-1319, 10-1320, 10-1321
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No. 10-1073
COALITION FOR RESPONSIBLE REGULATION, INC., ET AL.,PETITIONERS
v.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,RESPONDENT
AMERICAN FROZEN FOOD INSTITUTE, ET AL.,INTERVENORS
_____________________________________
Consolidated with 10-1083, 10-1099, 10-1109, 10-1110, 10-1114, 10-1118, 10-1119, 10-1120,10-1122, 10-1123, 10-1124, 10-1125, 10-1126, 10-1127, 10-1128, 10-1129, 10-1131, 10-1132,10-1145, 10-1147, 10-1148, 10-1199, 10-1200, 10-1201, 10-1202, 10-1203, 10-1206, 10-1207,10-1208, 10-1210, 10-1211, 10-1212, 10-1213, 10-1216, 10-1218, 10-1219, 10-1220, 10-1221,10-1222
USCA Case #10-1092 Document #1546840 Filed: 04/10/2015 Page 1 of 3
No. 09-1322 September Term, 2014
No. 10-1092
COALITION FOR RESPONSIBLE REGULATION, INC., ET AL.,PETITIONERS
v.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,RESPONDENT
LANGBOARD, INC. - MDF, ET AL.,INTERVENORS
______________________________________
Consolidated with 10-1094, 10-1134, 10-1143, 10-1144, 10-1152, 10-1156, 10-1158, 10-1159,10-1160, 10-1161, 10-1162, 10-1163, 10-1164, 10-1166, 10-1182
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No. 10-1167
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL,PETITIONER
v.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AND LISA PEREZ JACKSON, ADMINISTRATOR, U.S.ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,
RESPONDENTS
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ET AL.,INTERVENORS
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Consolidated with 10-1168, 10-1169, 10-1170, 10-1173, 10-1174, 10-1175, 10-1176, 10-1177,10-1178, 10-1179, 10-1180
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On Petitions for Review of Final Actions of the Environmental Protection AgencyOn Remand from the United States Supreme Court
USCA Case #10-1092 Document #1546840 Filed: 04/10/2015 Page 2 of 3
No. 09-1322 September Term, 2014
Before: ROGERS and TATEL, Circuit Judges, and SENTELLE, Senior Circuit Judge.
A M E N D E D J U D G M E N T
Upon consideration of the opinion in Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPA, 134 S. Ct.2427 (2014); EPA’s motion to govern further proceedings and the responses thereto; the State,Industry, and Public Interest parties’ joint motion to govern future proceedings and the responsesthereto; the motion to govern of Environmental Respondent-Intervenors and the responsesthereto; the motion of Energy-Intensive Manufacturers Group to govern future proceedings andthe responses thereto; and the joint motion of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers and theAssociation of Global Automakers to govern future proceedings and the response thereto, it is
ORDERED that this court’s judgment filed June 26, 2012, be amended in accordancewith the Supreme Court’s decision. See UARG v. EPA, 134 S. Ct. at 2449 (affirming in part andreversing in part). It is
FURTHER ORDERED and ADJUDGED that: (1) the regulations under review(including 40 C.F.R. §§ 51.166(b)(48)(v) and 52.21(b)(49)(v)) be vacated to the extent theyrequire a stationary source to obtain a PSD permit if greenhouse gases are the only pollutant (i)that the source emits or has the potential to emit above the applicable major source thresholds, or (ii) for which there is a significant emissions increase from a modification; (2) the regulationsunder review be vacated to the extent they require a stationary source to obtain a title V permitsolely because the source emits or has the potential to emit greenhouse gases above theapplicable major source thresholds; and (3) the regulations under review (in particular 40 C.F.R.§ 52.22 and 40 C.F.R. §§ 70.12, 71.13) be vacated to the extent they require EPA to considerfurther phasing-in the requirements identified in (1) and (2) above, at lower greenhouse gasemission thresholds. It is
FURTHER ORDERED and ADJUDGED that the petitions for review in Nos. 09-1322, et al., 10-1073, et al., 10-1092, et al., and 10-1167, et al., otherwise be denied in theirentirety. It is
FURTHER ORDERED that EPA take steps to rescind and/or revise the applicableprovisions of the Code of Federal Regulations as expeditiously as practicable to reflect the reliefgranted in the second decretal paragraph of this judgment. It is
FURTHER ORDERED that EPA consider whether any further revisions to itsregulations are appropriate in light of UARG v. EPA, 134 S. Ct. 2427, and if so, undertake tomake such revisions.
The Clerk is directed to issue the mandate forthwith.
Per CuriamFOR THE COURT:Mark J. Langer, Clerk
BY: /s/Michael C. McGrailDeputy Clerk
USCA Case #10-1092 Document #1546840 Filed: 04/10/2015 Page 3 of 3
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ADDENDUM
CERTIFICATE OF PARTIES
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CERTIFICATE OF PARTIES
The panel opinion in this case, Coalition for Responsible Regulation, Inc. v. EPA, 684 F.3d 102 (D.C. Cir. June 26, 2012), on appeal at Util. Air Regulatory Grp. v. EPA, 134 S.Ct. 2427 (2014), and subsequent Amended Judgment addressed ninety-four petitions for review, which challenged nine final agency actions. Those cases were consolidated into four groups, with lead case numbers 09-1322, 10-1073, 10-1092, and 10-1167.
Pursuant to Circuit Rules 35(c) and 28(a)(1)(A), below is a list of all parties,
intervenors, and amici in this court.
1. Petitions for Review Consolidated With Lead Case No. 09-1322 Petitioners
Petitions for Review Challenging the Endangerment Rule, 74 Fed. Reg. 66,496 (Dec. 15, 2009):
Case No. 09-1322: Coalition for Responsible Regulation, Inc.; Industrial Minerals Association – North America; National Cattlemen’s Beef Association; Great Northern Project Development, L.P.; Rosebud Mining Co.; Massey Energy Co.; Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. Case No. 10-1024: National Mining Association Case No. 10-1025: Peabody Energy Company Case No. 10-1026: American Farm Bureau Federation Case No. 10-1030: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America Case No. 10-1035: Southeastern Legal Foundation, Inc.; U.S. Representative John Linder (GA-7th); U.S. Representative Dana Rohrabacher (CA-46th); U.S. Representative John Shimkus (IL-19th); U.S. Representative Phil Gingrey (GA-11th); U.S. Representative Lynn Westmoreland (GA-3rd); U.S. Representative Tom Price (GA-6th); U.S. Representative Paul Broun (GA-10th); U.S. Representative Steve King (IA-5th); U.S. Representative Nathan Deal (GA-5th); U.S. Representative Jack Kingston (GA-1st); U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann (MN-6th); U.S. Representative Kevin Brady (TX-8th); The Langdale Co.; Langdale Forest Products Co.; Langdale Farms, LLC; Langdale Fuel Co.; Langdale Chevrolet-Pontiac, Inc.;
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Langdale Ford Co.; Langboard, Inc.–MDF; Langboard, Inc.–OSB; Georgia Motor Trucking Association, Inc.; Collins Industries, Inc.; Collins Trucking Company, Inc.; Kennesaw Transportation, Inc.; J&M Tank Lines, Inc.; Southeast Trailer Mart, Inc.; Georgia Agribusiness Council, Inc. Case No. 10-1036: The Commonwealth of Virginia, ex rel. Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, II in his official capacity as Attorney General of Virginia Case No. 10-1037: Gerdau Ameristeel Corp. Case No. 10-1038: American Iron and Steel Institute Case No. 10-1039: The State of Alabama Case No. 10-1040: The Ohio Coal Association Case No. 10-1041: The State of Texas; Rick Perry, Governor of Texas; Greg Abbott, Attorney General of Texas; Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; Texas Agriculture Commission; Barry Smitherman, Chairman of the Texas Public Utility Commission Case No. 10-1042: Utility Air Regulatory Group Case No. 10-1044: National Association of Manufacturers; American Petroleum Institute; Brick Industry Association; Corn Refiners Association; National Association of Home Builders; National Oilseed Processors Association; National Petrochemical and Refiners Association; Western States Petroleum Association Case No. 10-1045: Competitive Enterprise Institute; FreedomWorks; the Science and Environmental Policy Project Case No. 10-1046: Portland Cement Association
Petitions for Review Challenging EPA’s Denial of Reconsideration of the Endangerment Rule, 75 Fed. Reg. 49,556 (Aug. 13, 2010):
Case No. 10-1234: Coalition for Responsible Regulation, Inc.; Industrial Minerals Association – North America; National Cattlemen’s Beef Association; Great Northern Project Development, L.P.; Rosebud Mining Co.; Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
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Case No. 10-1235: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America Case No. 10-1239: Southeastern Legal Foundation; John Linder (U.S. Representative) (GA-7th); Dana Rohrabacher (U.S. Representative) (CA-46th); John Shimkus (U.S. Representative) (IL-19th); Phil Gingrey (U.S. Representative) (GA-11th); Lynn Westmoreland (U.S. Representative) (GA-3rd); Tom Price (U.S. Representative) (GA-6th); Paul Broun (U.S. Representative) (GA-10th); Steve King (U.S. Representative) (IA-5th); Jack Kingston (U.S. Representative) (GA-1st); Michele Bachmann (U.S. Representative) (MN-6th); Kevin Brady (U.S. Representative) (TX-8th); John Shadegg (U.S. Representative) (AZ-3rd); Marsha Blackburn (U.S. Representative) (TN-7th); Dan Burton (U.S. Representative) (IN-5th); The Langdale Company; Langdale Forest Products Company; Langdale Farms, LLC; Langdale Fuel Company; Langdale Chevrolet-Pontiac, Inc.; Langdale Ford Company; Langboard, Inc.–MDF; Langboard, Inc.–OSB; Georgia Motor Trucking Association, Inc.; Collins Industries, Inc.; Collins Trucking Company, Inc.; Kennesaw Transportation, Inc.; J&M Tank Lines, Inc.; Southeast Trailer Mart, Inc.; Georgia Agribusiness Council, Inc. Case No. 10-1245: Peabody Energy Company Case No. 10-1281: The State of Texas; Rick Perry, Governor of Texas; Greg Abbott, Attorney General of Texas; Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; Texas Agriculture Commission; Barry Smitherman, Chairman of the Texas Public Utility Commission Case No. 10-1310: Pacific Legal Foundation Case No. 10-1318: Competitive Enterprise Institute; FreedomWorks; Science and Environmental Policy Project Case No. 10-1319: The Commonwealth of Virginia, ex rel. Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, II in his official capacity as Attorney General of Virginia Case No. 10-1320: Utility Air Regulatory Group Case No. 10-1321: Ohio Coal Association Respondents United States Environmental Protection Agency (Respondent in all consolidated cases) and Lisa P. Jackson, Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency (Respondent in Nos. 10-1030, 10-1044, 10-1049, and 10-1235). Ms. Jackson
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ceased to hold the office of Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency, on February 15, 2013; that office is currently held by Gina McCarthy. Intervenors for Petitioners Commonwealth of Kentucky, States of Alaska, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Utah, Governor of Mississippi Haley Barbour, Portland Cement Association, Glass Packaging Institute, Independent Petroleum Association of America, Louisiana Oil and Gas Association, North American Die Casting Association, Steel Manufacturers Association, National Electrical Manufacturers Association, Michigan Manufacturers Association, Indiana Cast Metals Association, Virginia Manufacturers Association, Colorado Association of Commerce & Industry, Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry, West Virginia Manufacturers Association, the Kansas Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry, Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association, Ohio Manufacturers Association, Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, Nebraska Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce, Associated Industries of Arkansas, and Mississippi Manufacturers Association Intervenors for Respondents Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the States of California, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington, the City of New York, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Natural Resources Defense Council, Environmental Defense Fund, Sierra Club, National Wildlife Federation, Conservation Law Foundation, and Wetlands Watch Amici Curiae for Petitioners Mountain States Legal Foundation; National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center; Landmark Legal Foundation; and Atlantic Legal Foundation; State of Kansas Amici Curiae for Respondents Union of Concerned Scientists, Great Waters Coalition, and ClientEarth.
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2. Petitions for Review Consolidated With Lead Case No. 10-1073
Petitions for Review Challenging the Timing Rule, 75 Fed. Reg. 17,004 (April 2, 2010):
Petitioners Case No. 10-1073: Coalition for Responsible Regulation, Inc.; Industrial Minerals Association – North America; National Cattlemen’s Beef Association; Great Northern Project Development, L.P.; Rosebud Mining Co.; Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. Case No. 10-1083: Southeastern Legal Foundation, Inc.; The Langdale Company; Langdale Forest Products Company; Langdale Farms, LLC; Langdale Fuel Company; Langdale Chevrolet-Pontiac, Inc.; Langdale Ford Company; Langboard, Inc. - MDF; Langboard, Inc. - OSB; Georgia Motor Trucking Association, Inc.; Collins Industries, Inc.; Collins Trucking Company, Inc.; Kennesaw Transportation, Inc.; J&M Tank Lines, Inc.; Southeast Trailer Mart, Inc.; Georgia Agribusiness Council, Inc.; John Linder, U.S. Representative, Georgia 7th District; Dana Rohrabacher, U.S. Representative, California 46th District; John Shimkus, U.S. Representative, Illinois 19th District; Phil Gingrey, U.S. Representative, Georgia 11th District; Lynn Westmoreland, U.S. Representative, Georgia 3rd District; Tom Price, U.S. Representative, Georgia 6th District; Paul Broun, U.S. Representative, 10th District; Steve King, U.S. Representative, Iowa 5th District; Nathan Deal, U.S. Representative, Georgia 9th District; Jack Kingston, U.S. Representative, Georgia 1st District; Michele Bachmann, U.S. Representative, Minnesota 6th District; Kevin Brady, U.S. Representative, Texas 8th District; John Shadegg, U.S. Representative, Arizona 3rd District; Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Representative, Tennessee 7th District; Dan Burton, U.S. Representative, Indiana 5th District Case No. 10-1099: Clean Air Implementation Project Case No. 10-1109: American Iron and Steel Institute Case No. 10-1110: Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc. Case No. 10-1114: Energy-Intensive Manufacturers’ Working Group on Greenhouse Gas Regulation Case No. 10-1118: Peabody Energy Company Case No. 10-1119: American Farm Bureau Federation
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Case No. 10-1120: National Mining Association Case No. 10-1122: Utility Air Regulatory Group Case No. 10-1123: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America Case No. 10-1124: Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission Case No. 10-1125: National Environmental Development Association’s Clean Air Project Case No. 10-1126: Ohio Coal Association Case No. 10-1127: National Association of Manufacturers; American Frozen Food Institute; American Petroleum Institute; Brick Industry Association; Corn Refiners Association; Glass Packaging Institute; Independent Petroleum Association of America; Indiana Cast Metals Association; Michigan Manufacturers Association; Mississippi Manufacturers Association; National Association of Home Builders; National Federation of Independent Business; National Oilseed Processors Association; National Petrochemical & Refiners Association; North American Die Casting Association; Specialty Steel Industry of North America; Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Western States Petroleum Association; West Virginia Manufacturers Association; Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce Case No. 10-1128: State of Texas; State of Alabama; State of South Carolina; State of South Dakota; State of Nebraska; State of North Dakota; Commonwealth of Virginia; Rick Perry, Governor of Texas; Greg Abbott, Attorney General of Texas; Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; Texas Agriculture Commission; Texas Public Utilities Commission; Texas Railroad Commission; Texas General Land Office; Haley Barbour, Governor of the State of Mississippi Case No. 10-1129: Portland Cement Association Respondents United States Environmental Protection Agency (Respondent in all consolidated cases) and Lisa Perez Jackson, Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency (Respondent in No. 10-1123). Ms. Jackson ceased to hold the office of Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency, on February 15, 2013; that office is currently held by Gina McCarthy.
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Intervenor for Petitioners Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Intervenors for Respondents Environmental Defense Fund; Indiana Wildlife Federation; Michigan Environmental Council; Natural Resources Defense Council; Ohio Environmental Council; Sierra Club Amici Curiae for Petitioners American Chemistry Council; Commonwealth of Kentucky; Municipal Gas Commission of Missouri
Petitions for Review Challenging the Tailoring Rule, 75 Fed. Reg. 31,514 (June 3, 2010): Petitioners Case No. 10-1131: Southeastern Legal Foundation, Inc.; John Linder, U.S. Representative, Georgia 7th District; Dana Rohrabacher, U.S. Representative, California 46th District; John Shimkus, U.S. Representative, Illinois 19th District; Phil Gingrey, U.S. Representative, Georgia 11th District; Lynn Westmoreland, U.S. Representative, Georgia 3rd District; Tom Price, U.S. Representative, Georgia 6th District; Paul Broun, U.S. Representative, Georgia 10th District; Steve King, U.S. Representative, Iowa 5th District; Jack Kingston, U.S. Representative, Georgia 1st District; Michele Bachmann, U.S. Representative, Minnesota 6th District; Kevin Brady, U.S. Representative, Texas 8th District; John Shadegg, U.S. Representative, Arizona 3rd District; Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Representative, Tennessee 7th District; Dan Burton, U.S. Representative, Indiana 5th District; The Langdale Company; Langdale Forest Products Company; Langdale Farms, LLC; Langdale Fuel Company; Langdale Chevrolet-Pontiac, Inc.; Langdale Ford Company; Langboard, Inc. - OSB; Langboard, Inc. - MDF; Georgia Motor Trucking Association, Inc.; Collins Industries, Inc.; Collins Trucking Company, Inc.; Kennesaw Transportation, Inc.; J&M Tank Lines, Inc.; Southeast Trailer Mart, Inc.; Georgia Agribusiness Council, Inc. Case No. 10-1132: Coalition for Responsible Regulation, Inc.; Industrial Minerals Association - North America; National Cattlemen’s Beef Association; Great Northern Project Development, L.P.; Rosebud Mining Company; Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
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Case No. 10-1145: The Ohio Coal Association Case No. 10-1147: American Iron and Steel Institute Case No. 10-1148: Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc. Case No. 10-1199: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America Case No. 10-1200: Georgia Coalition for Sound Environmental Policy, Inc. Case No. 10-1201: National Mining Association Case No. 10-1202: American Farm Bureau Federation Case No. 10-1203: Peabody Energy Company Case No. 10-1206: Energy-Intensive Manufacturers’ Working Group on Greenhouse Gas Regulation Case No. 10-1207: South Carolina Public Service Authority Case No. 10-1208: Mark R. Levin; Landmark Legal Foundation Case No. 10-1210: National Environmental Development Association’s Clean Air Project Case No. 10-1211: State of Alabama; State of North Dakota; State of South Dakota; Haley Barbour, Governor of Mississippi; State of South Carolina; State of Nebraska Case No. 10-1212: Utility Air Regulatory Group Case No. 10-1213: Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission Case No. 10-1216: Clean Air Implementation Project Case No. 10-1218: National Association of Manufacturers; American Frozen Food Institute; American Petroleum Institute; Brick Industry Association; Corn Refiners Association; Glass Association of North America; Glass Packaging Institute; Independent Petroleum Association of America; Michigan Manufacturers Association; Mississippi Manufacturers Association; National Oilseed Processors Association; National Petrochemical & Refiners Association; Tennessee Chamber
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of Commerce and Industry; Western States Petroleum Association; West Virginia Manufacturers Association; Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce; National Association of Home Builders Case No. 10-1219: National Federation of Independent Business Case No. 10-1220: Portland Cement Association Case No. 10-1221: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Case No. 10-1222: Rick Perry, Governor of Texas; Greg Abbott, Attorney General of Texas; Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; Texas Department of Agriculture; Texas Public Utilities Commission; Texas Railroad Commission; Texas General Land Office; State of Texas Respondents United States Environmental Protection Agency (Respondent in all consolidated cases) and Lisa Perez Jackson, Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency (Respondent in Nos. 10-1199, 10-1219). Ms. Jackson ceased to hold the office of Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency, on February 15, 2013; that office is currently held by Gina McCarthy. Intervenors for Petitioners American Frozen Food Institute; American Petroleum Institute; Corn Refiners Association; Glass Association of North America; Independent Petroleum Association of America; Indiana Cast Metals Association; Michigan Manufacturers Association; National Association of Home Builders; National Association of Manufacturers; National Oilseed Processors Association; National Petrochemical & Refiners Association; Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry; West Virginia Manufacturers Association; Western States Petroleum Association; Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce Intervenors for Respondents Commonwealth of Massachusetts; Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Protection; Conservation Law Foundation; Environmental Defense Fund; Georgia ForestWatch; Natural Resources Council of Maine; Natural Resources Defense Council; Sierra Club; South Coast Air Quality Management District; State of California; State of Illinois; State of Iowa; State of Maine; State of Maryland; State of
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New Hampshire; State of New Mexico; State of New York; State of North Carolina; State of Oregon; State of Rhode Island; Wild Virginia Amici Curiae for Petitioners American Chemistry Council; Commonwealth of Kentucky; Municipal Gas Commission of Missouri 3. Petitions for Review Consolidated with Lead Case No. 10-1092 (Challenging the Auto Rule, 75 Fed. Reg. 25,324 (May 7, 2010)) Petitioners Case No. 10-1092: Coalition for Responsible Regulation, Inc.; Industrial Minerals Association–North America; National Cattlemen’s Beef Association; Great Northern Project Development, L.P.; Rosebud Mining Company; Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. Case No. 10-1094: Southeastern Legal Foundation, Inc.; John Linder (U.S. Representative) (GA-7th); Dana Rohrabacher (U.S. Representative) (CA-46th); John Shimkus (U.S. Representative) (IL-19th); Phil Gingrey (U.S. Representative) (GA-11th); Lynn Westmoreland (U.S. Representative) (GA-3rd); Tom Price (U.S. Representative) (GA-6th); Paul Broun (U.S. Representative) (GA-10th); Steve King (U.S. Representative) (IA-5th); Nathan Deal (U.S. Representative) (GA-9th); Jack Kingston (U.S. Representative) (GA-1st); Michele Bachmann (U.S. Representative) (MN-6th); Kevin Brady (U.S. Representative) (TX-8th); John Shadegg (U.S. Representative) (AZ-3rd); Dan Burton (U.S. Representative) (IN-5th); The Langdale Company; Langdale Forest Products Company; Georgia Motor Trucking Association, Inc.; Collins Industries, Inc.; Collins Trucking Company, Inc.; Kennesaw Transportation, Inc.; J&M Tank Lines, Inc.; Southeast Trailer Mart, Inc.; Georgia Agribusiness Council, Inc. Case No. 10-1134: American Iron & Steel Institute Case No. 10-1143: Competitive Enterprise Institute; FreedomWorks; The Science and Environmental Policy Project Case No. 10-1144: Ohio Coal Association Case No. 10-1152: Mark Levin and Landmark Legal Foundation Case No. 10-1156: Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc.
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Case No. 10-1158: Energy-Intensive Manufacturers’ Working Group on Greenhouse Gas Regulation Case No. 10-1159: Portland Cement Association Case No. 10-1160: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America Case No. 10-1161: Utility Air Regulatory Group Case No. 10-1162: National Mining Association Case No. 10-1163: Peabody Energy Company Case No. 10-1164: American Farm Bureau Federation Case No. 10-1166: National Association of Manufacturers; American Frozen Food Institute; American Petroleum Institute; Brick Industry Association; Corn Refiners Association; Glass Packaging Institute; Michigan Manufacturers Association; Mississippi Manufacturers Association; National Association of Home Builders; National Federation of Independent Business; National Oilseed Processors Association; National Petrochemical and Refiners Association; Specialty Steel Industry of North America; Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry; West Virginia Manufacturers Association; Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce Case No. 10-1182: State of Texas; Governor Rick Perry (TX); Attorney General Greg Abbott (TX); Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; Texas Agriculture Commission; Texas Public Utilities Commission; Texas Railroad Commission; Texas General Land Office; State of Alabama; State of South Carolina; State of South Dakota; State of Nebraska; State of North Dakota; Commonwealth of Virginia; Haley Barbour, Governor of the State of Mississippi Respondents United States Environmental Protection Agency (Respondent in all consolidated cases); National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (Respondent in Nos. 10-1094 and 10-1143); and Lisa P. Jackson, Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency (Respondent in Nos. 10-1160 and 10-1166). Ms. Jackson ceased to hold the office of Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency, on February 15, 2013; that office is currently held by Gina McCarthy.
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Intervenors for Petitioners State of Georgia; Langdale Farms, LLC; Langdale Fuel Company; Langdale Chevrolet-Pontiac, Inc; Langdale Ford Company; Langboard, Inc.–MDF; Langboard, Inc–OSB Intervenors for Respondents Global Automakers (f/k/a Association of International Automobile Manufacturers); Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers; Natural Resource Defense Council, Environmental Defense Fund, Sierra Club; Commonwealth of Massachusetts; States of California, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington; Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection; City of New York Amicus Curiae for Petitioners American Chemistry Council Amici Curiae for Petitioners Institute for Policy Integrity at New York University School of Law; Honeywell International, Inc. 4. Petitions for Review Consolidated With Lead Case No. 10-1167 Petitioners Case Nos. 10-1167, 10-1168, 10-1169, and 10-1170: American Chemistry Council. Case Nos. 10-1176, 10-1178, 10-1179, and 10-1180: National Association of Manufacturers, American Frozen Food Institute, American Petroleum Institute, Brick Industry Association, Corn Refiners Association, Glass Packaging Institute, Independent Petroleum Association of America, Michigan Manufacturers Association, Mississippi Manufacturers Association, National Association of Home Builders, National Oilseed Processors Association, National Petrochemical and Refiners Association, Specialty Steel Industry of North America, Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry, WesternStates Petroleum Association, West Virginia Manufacturers Association, and Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce
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Case Nos. 10-1173, 10-1174, 10-1175, and 10-1177: Clean Air Implementation Project. Respondents U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Lisa P. Jackson, Administrator; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Ms. Jackson ceased to hold the office of Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency, on February 15, 2013; that office is currently held by Gina McCarthy. Intervenor for Petitioners Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America Intervenors for Respondents Conservation Law Foundation, Environmental Defense Fund, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Sierra Club Amicus Curiae for Respondents Center for Biological Diversity
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ADDENDUM
CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
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CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
Pursuant to Circuit Rules 35(c) and 26.1, Petitioners make the following
disclosures:
1. Petitioner Southeastern Legal Foundation, Inc. (“SLF”) is a non-profit
Georgia corporation and constitutional public interest law firm and policy center that
advocates limited government, individual economic freedom, and the free enterprise
system in the courts of law and public opinion. SLF has no parent companies. No
publicly held corporation has ten percent or greater ownership interest in SLF.
2. The Langdale Company is a Georgia corporation and is the parent
company for a diverse group of businesses, some of which are described below. The
Langdale Company has no parent companies. No publicly-held corporation has 10%
or greater ownership in the Langdale Company.
3. Langdale Forest Products Company is a Georgia corporation and is a
leading producer of lumber, utility poles, marine piling and fence posts. Langdale
Forest Products Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Langdale Company.
No publicly-held corporation has 10% or greater ownership in Langdale Forest
Products Company.
4. Langdale Farms, LLC is a Georgia Corporation in the business of
producing soybeans, peanuts, cotton, pecans, tomatoes, hay, cattle, and fish. Langdale
Farms, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Langdale Company. No publicly-
held corporation has 10% or greater ownership in Langdale Farms, LLC.
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5. Langdale Fuel Company is a Georgia corporation in the business of
providing fuel for The Langdale Company’s needs. It is comprised of two divisions
which provide wholesale Fuel and Lubricants. Langdale Fuel Company is a wholly
owned subsidiary of The Langdale Company. No publicly-held corporation has 10%
or greater ownership in Langdale Fuel Company.
6. Langdale Chevrolet-Pontiac, Inc. is a Georgia corporation in the
business of selling and servicing Chevrolet and Pontiac automobiles. Langdale
Chevrolet-Pontiac, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Langdale Company. No
publicly-held corporation has 10% or greater ownership in Langdale Chevrolet-
Pontiac, Inc.
7. Langdale Ford Company is a Georgia corporation in the business of
selling and servicing Ford automobiles and trucks with one of the largest new car and
truck dealerships in the area with sales, service, parts, body repair and
commercial/fleet departments. Langdale Ford Company is a wholly owned subsidiary
of The Langdale Company. No publicly-held corporation has 10% or greater
ownership in Langdale Ford Company.
8. Langboard, Inc. – MDF is a Georgia corporation in the business of
producing Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF). MDF is used in various applications
including molding, flooring and furniture. Langboard, Inc.-MDF is a wholly owned
subsidiary of The Langdale Company. No publicly-held corporation has 10% or
greater ownership in Langboard, Inc.-MDF.
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9. Langboard, Inc. - OSB is a Georgia corporation in the business of
producing Oriented Strand Board (OSB). OSB is used in the home construction
industry as a panel in flooring, roofing and siding.
10. Georgia Motor Trucking Association, Inc. is a Georgia corporation that
serves as the “voice” of the trucking industry in Georgia, representing more than 400
for-hire carriers, 400 private carriers, and 300 associate members. The mission of the
Georgia Motor Trucking Association is to promote: reasonable laws; even-handed,
common-sense administration; equitable and competitive fees and taxes; a market,
political and social environment favorable to the trucking industry; and good
citizenship among the people and companies of Georgia's trucking industry. Georgia
Motor Trucking Association, Inc. has no parent corporation. No publicly-held
corporation has 10% or greater ownership interest in the Georgia Motor Trucking
Association.
11. Collins Industries, Inc. is a Georgia corporation in the business of
transporting building products. Collins Industries, Inc. has no parent corporation. No
publicly-held corporation has 10% or greater ownership interest in Collins Industries,
Inc.
12. Collins Trucking Company, Inc. is a Georgia corporation in the business
of transporting pine and hardwood logs in the state of Georgia. Collins Trucking
Company, Inc. is a subsidiary of Collins Industries, Inc. No publicly-held corporation
has 10% or greater ownership interest in Collins Trucking Company, Inc.
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13. Kennesaw Transportation, Inc. is a Georgia corporation in the business
of truckload long-haul transportation of goods, serving an area from Georgia south to
Florida, north to Illinois, and west to Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada and
Arizona. Kennesaw Transportation, Inc. has no parent company. No publicly-held
corporation has a 10% or greater ownership interest in Kennesaw Transportation,
Inc.
14. J&M Tank Lines, Inc. is a Georgia corporation in the business of
transporting industrial grade products, such as lime, calcium carbonate, cement, and
sand, as well as food grade products such as flour, and our agricultural grade products
such as salt. J&M Tank Lines, Inc. operates a fleet of 265 tractors and 414 tanks, with
9 terminals located in Georgia, Alabama, and Texas. J&M Tank Lines, Inc. has no
parent company. No publicly-held corporation has a 10% or greater ownership in
J&M Tank Lines, Inc.
15. Southeast Trailer Mart, Inc. is a Georgia corporation in the business of
selling new and used semi-trailers, along with providing related parts and services.
Southeast Trailer Mart, Inc. has no parent company. No publicly-held company has a
10% or greater ownership in Southeast Trailer Mart, Inc.
16. Georgia Agribusiness Council, Inc. is a Georgia corporation Georgia
whose mission is to advance the business of agriculture and promote environmental
stewardship to enhance the auality of life for all Georgians. The Georgia Agribusiness
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Council, Inc. has no parent company. No publicly-held company as a 10% or greater
ownership in the Georgia Agribusiness Council, Inc.
17. Coalition for Responsible Regulation, Inc., is a non-profit membership
corporation organized under the laws of the State of Texas for the purpose of
promoting social welfare, particularly to ensure that the Clean Air Act is properly
applied to greenhouse gases, and its members include businesses and trade
associations of businesses engaged in activities that would likely be subject to
regulation under the Clean Air Act for greenhouse gas emissions. Coalition for
Responsible Regulation, Inc. has no parent companies. No publicly-held corporation
has a 10% or greater ownership interest in Coalition for Responsible Regulation, Inc.
18. Industrial Minerals Association - North America (“IMA-NA”) is a trade
association representing the interests of producer member companies that extract and
process industrial minerals, and associate member companies that provide goods and
services to the industrial minerals industry. IMA-NA has no parent companies. No
publicly-held corporation has a 10% or greater ownership interest in IMA-NA.
19. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (“NCBA”) is a trade association
representing more than 230,000 cattle breeders, producers, and feeders in the United
States. NCBA has no parent companies. No publicly-held corporation has a 10% or
greater ownership interest in NCBA.
20. Great Northern Project Development, L.P. is a Delaware limited
partnership engaged in the business of developing, constructing, and operating coal
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gasification projects. Great Northern Project Development, L.P. has no parent
companies. No publicly-held corporation has a 10% or greater ownership interest in
Great Northern Project Development, L.P.
21. Massey Energy Company is a Delaware corporation engaged in the
business of mining and processing coal in Central Appalachia. Massey Energy
Company has no parent companies. Black Rock Advisors LLC and Fidelity
Management and Research Company each hold a 10% or greater ownership interest
in Massey Energy Company.
22. Rosebud Mining Company is a Pennsylvania corporation engaged in the
business of bituminous coal mining primarily in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Rosebud
Mining Company has no parent companies. No publicly-held corporation has a 10%
or greater ownership interest in Rosebud Mining Company.
23. Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. is a Delaware corporation engaged in the
business of coal mining and gas production. Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. has no
parent companies. No publicly-held corporation has a 10% or greater ownership
interest in Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
24. Landmark Legal Foundation is a Missouri nonprofit corporation and
national public interest law firm exempt from taxation under 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3).
Landmark Legal Foundation does not have a parent company and is not traded for
profit.
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25. The Competitive Enterprise Institute is a non-profit 501(c)(3)
corporation organized under the laws of the District of Columbia for the purpose of
defending free enterprise, limited government, and the rule of law. CEI has no parent
companies, and no publicly-held corporation has a 10% or greater ownership interest
in it.
26. Freedomworks is a non-profit 50l(c)(4) corporation organized under the
laws of the District of Columbia for the purpose of promoting individual liberty,
consumer choice and competition, and has over 870,000 members nationwide.
Freedomworks has no parent companies, and no publicly-held corporation has a 10%
or greater ownership interest in it.
27. The Science and Environmental Policy Project is a non-profit 501(c)(3)
corporation organized under the laws of the State of Virginia for the purpose of
promoting sound and credible science as the basis for regulatory decisions. The
Science and Environmental Policy Project has no parent companies, and no publicly-
held corporation has a 10% or greater ownership interest in it.
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ADDENDUM
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
Pursuant to Rule 25 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure and Circuit
Rule 25(c), I hereby certify that, on this 26th day of May, 2015, I caused the foregoing
document to be electronically filed with the Clerk of the Court by using the Court’s
CM/ECF system. All registered CM/ECF users will be served by the Court’s
CM/ECF system.
/s/ Shannon L. Goessling Shannon L. Goessling